Railroad & Cables Leading to Artillery Positions: St. Mihiel Front

Title

Railroad & Cables Leading to Artillery Positions: St. Mihiel Front

Creator

Hoffman, Peter B.

Description

A rail line and cable are pushing through a forested area at the St. Mihiel Front in France during World War I. The railroad and cable continues straight back to the photograph. It has a few vines, tree limbs, and lines of cable covering the railroad. There is a small, rocky hill towards the foreground of the photograph that the railroad is in between. the rocky hill then ends to an area filled with trees towards the background of the image. An allied soldier is standing to the left of the railroad and looking at the photographer. He is wearing his uniform and his right arm and leg are extended towards the railroad.

Subject

Military

Source

The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001

Format

Digital image captured with an Epson V600 scanner. TIFF file created from a print scanned in 48 bit color at 600 ppi.

Rights

Contact The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001 or call (563) 588-7100 Copyright LORAS COLLEGE

Contributor

Reilly, Sydney

Relation

Peter B. Hoffman Photograph Collection

Type

Still Image

Date

September 1918

Identifier

HOFF 00628

Publisher

This record is part of the Peter B. Hoffman Photograph Collection held by The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.

Files

http://loras.libraryhost.com/files/original/3259d2ff16a3eee769842d36a6ea1219.jpg

Citation

Hoffman, Peter B., “Railroad & Cables Leading to Artillery Positions: St. Mihiel Front,” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed May 18, 2024, http://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/6565.